SOUTHERN NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 194, 16 August 1911, Page 2

SOUTHERN NEWS.

CBy Telegraph.—Press Association.) A FORGED TELEGRAM. WELLINGTON, this day. KJenneth Douglas Calders, a young man, who sent a telegram to Wanganui purporting to be signed by another person, was to-day ordered to come up fur sentence when called upon, and to pay .Uu towards the costs of the prosecution. FOUND DROWNED. WANGANUI. this day. The body of a young man named Walter Hartcher, missing since the 19th July, was found on the river beach yesterday afternoon. Deceased, with his sister, kept a stationery shop and registry office, and prior to his disappearance he had complained of headaches. CHRISTCHURCH CITY EXPENDITURE. CHRISTCHURCH. this day. The city estimates approved by the Municipal Council last night give: Expenditure for the current year totalled £85,971, and receipts £89,242. Provision is made for adding sixpence a day to the wages of all hands receiving 8/ or less. BOROUGH COUNCIL "STONEWALL." CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The stonewall set up in the Woolston Borough Council on the question of permitting the local tennis club to enclose a portion of the recreation ground was continued last night. About ft o'clock Councillor Graham was still dealing with the first of the laws of the game of croquet, which he proposed to compare with the laws of tennis. At this stage most of the councillors left the room, and the meeting had to be adjourned for Want of a quorum* The debate will be resumed on Friday, but, in the meantime, it is. hoped to reach a compromise. SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO A YOUTH. DUNEDIN, this day. Tn the Police Court this morning Mr. Widdowson, S.M.. gave a reserved decision in cases against Mary Campbell and Alex. Campbell, licensee and barman of the Shamrock Hotel, charged respectively with allowing liquor to be supplied to a youth under 21 vears, and supplying liquor to him. This was the first case of the kind heard in Dunedin. The case against the licensee was dismissed, on the grounds that she had not knowledge of the act of supplying. The barman was fined 20/ and costs, it being decided that he committed a breach of section 202 of the Act. MISCELLANEOUS. GISBORNE, this day. At the inouest on Mrs. Christie, who drank lysol, a verdict of death from the effects of poison taken when in a stat« of insanity was returned.